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Sri Raghavendra Swami Aradhana 2015
Sri Raghavendra Swami was born as the second son of Gopikamba and Thimanna Bhatta in the year 1595, on a Thursday that fell on the Shukla Navami of the Phalguna month. The great saint who was hailed as the incarnation of Prahalada, the great bhakta of Lord Maha Vishnu, was born in the Mrighashirsha Nakshatra at Buvanagiri which is in the present day Tamilnadu. Born as Venkatanatha and fondly called as Venkata Ramana, Sri Raghavendra Swami was the epitome of piety and bhakti.
After serving the world and the lord for a lifetime, Sri Raghavendra Swami attained Jeeva Samadhi in the year 1671. It happened on the Dwitiya of Krishna Paksha of the Shravana month. The Brindavana that houses the samadhi is in the Raghavendra Mutt in Mantralayam and is visited by hundreds and thousands of devotees each year. The day of his Samadhi is celebrated as Sri Raghavendra Swamy Aradhana.
In
the
year
2015,
the
dates
are
as
follows:
30
August-
Poorva
Aradhana
31
August-
Madhya
Aradhana
1
September-
Uttara
Aradhana
Today is the final day of the celebration and to commemorate it, we have a list of facts related to Sri Raghavendra Swami. Scroll on to learn more and feel free to add anything we may have left out in the comments section.
Birth
Born
as
the
second
son
of
the
parents,
Sri
Raghavendra
Swami
was
named
Venkatanatha
or
Venkatacharya
to
honour
Lord
Venkateshwara
of
Tirupathi.
It
is
believed
that
Sri
Raghavendra
Swami
was
born
due
to
the
diety's
blessings
as
a
reward
of
his
parent's
devotion.
Youth
Sri
Raghavendra
Swami
was
a
very
diligent
student
from
a
very
young
age.
He
also
was
very
adept
at
playing
the
Veena
which
he
learnt
from
his
father
and
grandfather.
Education
Venkatanatha
was
brought
up
under
the
care
of
Sri
Gururaja
Bhatta
after
the
death
of
Venkatanatha's
father.
He
went
through
his
initial
education
under
his
brother-in-law.
Lakshminarasimhacharya.
Later,
Sree
Susheendra
Teertha
accepted
him
as
his
student.
Marital
Life
In
the
year
1614,
he
married
Smt.
Saraswathi
Bai
and
had
a
son
Sri
Lakshminarayanacharya.
Smt.
Saraswati
Bai
was
a
pious
woman
and
was
very
dedicated
to
her
husband.
They
spent
most
of
their
lives
in
poverty
and
Saraswati
Bai
often
did
not
even
own
a
change
of
clothes.
It is said that when Sri Raghavendra Swami was to enter into Sanyas, Saraswathi Bai had a sudden urge to see her husband one last time. But she was denied that and overcome with sadness, she committed suicide by drowning herself. Realising that his wife was caught between the worlds, unable to attain moksha, Sri Raghavendra Swami sprinkled some water from his Kamandalu enabling Saraswathi Bai to see him and fulfill her last wish.
Miracles
It
is
said
that
once,
Sri
Raghavendra
Swami
was
invited
to
a
function
but
the
hosts
failed
to
treat
him
well.
He
was
asked
to
prepare
sandalwood
paste
for
all
the
guests.
As
per
his
habit,
Sri
Raghavendra
Swami
chanted
Mantras
and
Shlokas
while
preparing
the
sandalwood
paste.
When
the
guests
applied
it,
their
skin
immediately
started
to
burn.
Flabbergasted,
the
hosts
sought
explanation
from
Sri
Raghavendra
Swami.
He
replied
that
he
was
reciting
the
Agni
Sukta
while
preparing
the
sandalwood
paste
and
that
must
have
been
the
reason
for
the
burning
sensation.
The host understood his folly and asked for forgiveness. Sri Raghavendra Swami graciously forgave him and prepared sandalwood paste while chanting the Varun Mantra. Application of which relived the guests of the burning and they had the sensation of being drenched in cool rain.
Lifespan
It
is
said
that
Sri
Raghavendra
Swami
would
live
for
76
years
in
his
physical
form
on
earth.
He
would
spend
300
years
in
Brindavana
and
live
through
the
work
of
his
followers
and
another
400
years
in
Brindavana
without
a
physical
form.
Sri
Raghavendra
Swami
would
live
a
total
of
700
years
in
the
Brindavana
to
help
the
society
by
removing
darkness
and
miseries
from
it.
Sri
Appanacharya
Sri
Raghavendra
knew
that
if
his
staunch
devotee
and
follower,
Sri
Appanacharya
was
present,
he
would
not
be
allowed
to
go
into
Jeeva
Samadhi.
So,
he
was
sent
away
on
the
pretext
of
some
work.
But
as
soon
as
the
plan
reached
the
ears
of
Sri
Appanacharya,
he
rushed
back
towards
the
Mutt
only
to
see
the
river
Tungabhadra
swollen
up
with
the
floods.
He
immediately
burst
forth
a
32
stanza
Shloka,
which
is
now
famous
as
the
Sri
Raghavendra
Stotra
or
Sri
Poornabodha
sloka.
Soon the river abated and he was able to cross the river. He was mid way through the last stanza when the last slab was placed on the Brindavan sealing the saint inside. Over come with grief, Sri Appanacharya was unable to complete the line. Suddenly, from the Brindavan came a voice saying "Sakshee Hayastotra Hee" which referred to Hayagreeva ( a form of Vishnu) and Prahalada.
Shloka
dedicated
to
Sri
Raghavendra
Swami
Another
important
shloka
of
two
lines
is
as
follows:
"Poojyaaya
Raaghavendraaya
Satya
Dharma
Rathaayacha
Bhajataam
Kalpa
Vrukshaaya
Namathaam
Kaamadhenave"
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